NEW TOY!!!! FN Herstal FS2000....

**JayBell** · June 22nd, 2006, 05:35 AM

just got this gun this past monday, lucked out and my FFL had one in stock.
JIMMY(and you know who you are) got the first one he had.

quick rundown:
oprics are a must.
Eotech is a mite too high for comfortable use, as is the TA01NSN ACOG
intersting gun, very handy and easy to use.
havent shot it yet, but looks like fun.
I parked an "Ultra-dot" brand Aimpoint clone on top for now, havent decided what the final optic would be on this, probably an Aimpoint M2, when i get the M3 for my M16...
oddities I noticed:
1. trigger group, including the hammer and disconnector, and trigger is PLASTIC...very hard polymer.
2. gun comes apart in units, push the silvery button on the side, this results in a locking bar sliding out, then the whole barrel group comes out as a unit with the rail and all.
3. ejection is on the very front part of the upper, and is vigorous, the unit launches empties out the front via a tube over the barrel, the mech is ingenious.
4. chrome lined 1/7 twist barrel, actual length is 17", add the flash hider on to it, which has a small pin in place to keep it there.
5. uses M16 mags, but does NOT take Orlites, Thermolds, betamags, or chinese drums. the drums need a longer tower. Mags do not drop free, but must be removed with a little force, this can be solved by removing the rubbery dust skirt in the mag well.
6. trigger pull is odd, kinda stiff but not terriby spongy, like most bullpup designs, the safety and charging handle are perfectly placed, and the gun locks open similar to an HK Mp5 style setup. Like a lot of European designed weapons, there is no mag related bolt holdopen.

just a couple pics

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Can't wait to go shoot it.
looking for the factory sling, or factory tactical sling for it...and would love to have the factory style optic on it (probably impossible to get)

**danp** · June 22nd, 2006, 07:12 AM

That's pretty sweet Jay.

It's such a unique looking gun, it seems as though FNH is the only company out there really trying to break the mold of standard gun design and see what else might work. The only other interesting gun I've seen coming out is the SCAR also from FNH (although it looks somewhat like a Sig 552 in style). No one else seems to be doing anything interesting. I mean the Sig 556 was a giant disappointment.

**Mike45** · June 22nd, 2006, 08:13 AM

Jay, That thing is space-aged looking, we'll be waiting for a report on how it handles...Mike45

**starblazer** · June 22nd, 2006, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by Mike45

Jay, That thing is space-aged looking, we'll be waiting for a report on how it handles...Mike45

It looks like it's out of Starship Troopers. Go kill you some bugs. I'm jealous. Enjoy it, I know I would.

**aubie515** · June 22nd, 2006, 07:27 PM

Looks like the AUG will have some serious competition with the FS2000. What else can a person ask for...uses AR mags and is very compact. That is one sweet looking piece of machinery.

**deepcharge41** · June 28th, 2006, 01:26 PM

That is an absolute beauty for an FN rifle, I'd like to own one too, does it chambered in 5.7 ?

**TonyF** · October 14th, 2006, 08:28 PM

Has anyone developed IAD's for this weapon? I'm sincerely curious since reading a review a couple of months ago.

**JayBell** · October 14th, 2006, 11:11 PM

IADs?
please explain.

FS2000 extended range report...

I shot my FS 2000 extensively at a MG shoot recently.
I had previously shot the gun merely to sight it in, 62 gr LC greentip.
at the shoot i used a mix of tracer, and wolf, and LC 62gr
I shot about 500+rds in about 5 hrs off and on, some mags back to back rapid fire.
the gun at no time got too hot to hold, nor was there any deformation of the plastics, discoloration of the finish, nor did it get hot enough to burn thru the nylon sling attached to the metal HK style snap hook.
I used USGI mags, and the british grayish steel mags
also, due to the way its designed, no blast or any powder in the face at all.
it also suffered not a single misfire, FTE, or FTF, not a single problem noted at all.
the trigger is a little annoying if you are used to a AR15/m16 series gun, its not crisp. As I was swapping back and forth between the M16 and the FS2000, and other rapid fire rifles, it was noticable.
However, over the day, the trigger smoothed out a bit, and was easier to manipulate, i estimate its about 8lbs or so.
Rapid fire is easy, the gun has a straight back recoil that is simple to get back on target rapidly in a rapid fire situation.
Shots on tannerite out to 150m + were fiendishly simple, and the ACOG I have on top is perfect for the gun.

the only mildly annoying thing is the gun has a small film of copper on forearm closest to the gas cylinder, and on the flutes of the flash hider, but it wipes off easily, apparently the ammo was shedding some jacket material.
It;s an ammo thing on this, it did the same with my M16 o a couple of uppers.

its a keeper!

well, it will be, i need to send it back for the firing pin recall, apparently mine is one of the first 400 in the country that needs the upgrade....still cant decide wether or not to, people are reporting light firing pin hits with thier "fixed" carbines.

further, in cleaning it was remarkably clean in the action area, most of the gunk was in the lug recesses in the chamber area.

heres a comparison pic with my registered short barreled AR15:

**TonyF** · October 14th, 2006, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by JayBell

IADs? please explain.

Immediate Action Drills aka Malfunction Clearance Drills. The design doesn't facilitate access to the chamber area. And isn't this the model that burps out cases through some kind of tube or am I thinking of another FN model?

**JayBell** · October 16th, 2006, 07:10 PM

this is the model that puts the emties out thru a tube,

the black lid behind the rear sight is the access area to the chamber, it flips up.

so far, in all the posts and reports i have seen, not a single person has reported a FTF, FTE, or any other malfunction.
one person reports over 8K rds fired, not a single problem.
even a dud round is easily ejected, just pull the cocking handle and it goes up and out the tube with the empties.

various countries such as belgium, norway and sweden have tested the tube ejection system with muf, dirt, and frozen mud, the arm on the bolt carrier slams the obstruction out, same as an empty.

IAD would be:
tap rack bang
if no bang, flip lid, rack, observe, action depends on whats wrong.

I cant think of anything special.
you can swap mags out while holding it on target, just like the m16.
much easier than the AUG.